diff --git a/headers/os/package/InstallationLocationInfo.h b/headers/os/package/InstallationLocationInfo.h
index d07cae95bb4..950011fcfba 100644
--- a/headers/os/package/InstallationLocationInfo.h
+++ b/headers/os/package/InstallationLocationInfo.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 
 #include <Node.h>
+#include <String.h>
 
 #include <package/PackageDefs.h>
 #include <package/PackageInfoSet.h>
@@ -39,8 +40,14 @@ class BInstallationLocationInfo {
 			const BPackageInfoSet& LatestInactivePackageInfos() const;
 			void				SetLatestInactivePackageInfos(
 									const BPackageInfoSet& infos);
+
+			const BPackageInfoSet& CurrentlyActivePackageInfos() const;
+			void				SetCurrentlyActivePackageInfos(
 									const BPackageInfoSet& infos);
 
+			const BString&		OldStateName() const;
+			void				SetOldStateName(const BString& name);
+
 			int64				ChangeCount() const;
 			void				SetChangeCount(int64 changeCount);
 
@@ -50,6 +57,8 @@ class BInstallationLocationInfo {
 			node_ref			fPackageDirectoryRef;
 			BPackageInfoSet		fLatestActivePackageInfos;
 			BPackageInfoSet		fLatestInactivePackageInfos;
+			BPackageInfoSet		fCurrentlyActivePackageInfos;
+			BString				fOldStateName;
 			int64				fChangeCount;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/kits/package/DaemonClient.cpp b/src/kits/package/DaemonClient.cpp
index 243d15e5cce..0e7a44d8e31 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/DaemonClient.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/DaemonClient.cpp
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ BDaemonClient::GetInstallationLocationInfo(
 	int64 baseDirectoryNode;
 	int32 packagesDirectoryDevice;
 	int64 packagesDirectoryNode;
+	BString oldStateName;
 	int64 changeCount;
-	BPackageInfoSet activePackages;
-	BPackageInfoSet inactivePackages;
+	BPackageInfoSet latestActivePackages;
+	BPackageInfoSet latestInactivePackages;
+	BPackageInfoSet currentlyActivePackages;
 	if ((error = reply.FindInt32("base directory device", &baseDirectoryDevice))
 			!= B_OK
 		|| (error = reply.FindInt64("base directory node", &baseDirectoryNode))
@@ -74,10 +76,13 @@ BDaemonClient::GetInstallationLocationInfo(
 			&packagesDirectoryDevice)) != B_OK
 		|| (error = reply.FindInt64("packages directory node",
 			&packagesDirectoryNode)) != B_OK
-		|| (error = _ExtractPackageInfoSet(reply, "active packages",
-			activePackages)) != B_OK
-		|| (error = _ExtractPackageInfoSet(reply, "inactive packages",
-			inactivePackages)) != B_OK
+		|| (error = _ExtractPackageInfoSet(reply, "latest active packages",
+			latestActivePackages)) != B_OK
+		|| (error = _ExtractPackageInfoSet(reply, "latest inactive packages",
+			latestInactivePackages)) != B_OK
+		|| (error = _ExtractPackageInfoSet(reply, "currently active packages",
+			currentlyActivePackages)) != B_OK
+		|| (error = reply.FindString("old state", &oldStateName)) != B_OK
 		|| (error = reply.FindInt64("change count", &changeCount)) != B_OK) {
 		return error;
 	}
@@ -87,8 +92,10 @@ BDaemonClient::GetInstallationLocationInfo(
 	_info.SetBaseDirectoryRef(node_ref(baseDirectoryDevice, baseDirectoryNode));
 	_info.SetPackagesDirectoryRef(
 		node_ref(packagesDirectoryDevice, packagesDirectoryNode));
-	_info.SetLatestActivePackageInfos(activePackages);
-	_info.SetLatestInactivePackageInfos(inactivePackages);
+	_info.SetLatestActivePackageInfos(latestActivePackages);
+	_info.SetLatestInactivePackageInfos(latestInactivePackages);
+	_info.SetCurrentlyActivePackageInfos(currentlyActivePackages);
+	_info.SetOldStateName(oldStateName);
 	_info.SetChangeCount(changeCount);
 
 	return B_OK;
diff --git a/src/kits/package/InstallationLocationInfo.cpp b/src/kits/package/InstallationLocationInfo.cpp
index 06d55983f1a..b4434e92379 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/InstallationLocationInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/InstallationLocationInfo.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ BInstallationLocationInfo::BInstallationLocationInfo()
 	fPackageDirectoryRef(),
 	fLatestActivePackageInfos(),
 	fLatestInactivePackageInfos(),
+	fCurrentlyActivePackageInfos(),
+	fOldStateName(),
 	fChangeCount(0)
 {
 }
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ BInstallationLocationInfo::Unset()
 	fPackageDirectoryRef = node_ref();
 	fLatestActivePackageInfos.MakeEmpty();
 	fLatestInactivePackageInfos.MakeEmpty();
+	fCurrentlyActivePackageInfos.MakeEmpty();
+	fOldStateName.Truncate(0);
 	fChangeCount = 0;
 }
 
@@ -116,6 +120,35 @@ BInstallationLocationInfo::SetLatestInactivePackageInfos(
 }
 
 
+const BPackageInfoSet&
+BInstallationLocationInfo::CurrentlyActivePackageInfos() const
+{
+	return fCurrentlyActivePackageInfos;
+}
+
+
+void
+BInstallationLocationInfo::SetCurrentlyActivePackageInfos(
+	const BPackageInfoSet& infos)
+{
+	fCurrentlyActivePackageInfos = infos;
+}
+
+
+const BString&
+BInstallationLocationInfo::OldStateName() const
+{
+	return fOldStateName;
+}
+
+
+void
+BInstallationLocationInfo::SetOldStateName(const BString& name)
+{
+	fOldStateName = name;
+}
+
+
 int64
 BInstallationLocationInfo::ChangeCount() const
 {
diff --git a/src/servers/package/Volume.cpp b/src/servers/package/Volume.cpp
index 9b0822c64c4..97a79e2c787 100644
--- a/src/servers/package/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/package/Volume.cpp
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ Volume::HandleGetLocationInfoRequest(BMessage* message)
 			= fLatestState->ByFileNameIterator(); it.HasNext();) {
 		Package* package = it.Next();
 		const char* fieldName = package->IsActive()
-			? "active packages" : "inactive packages";
+			? "latest active packages" : "latest inactive packages";
 		BMessage packageArchive;
 		if (package->Info().Archive(&packageArchive) != B_OK
 			|| fLocationInfoReply.AddMessage(fieldName, &packageArchive)
@@ -485,6 +485,27 @@ Volume::HandleGetLocationInfoRequest(BMessage* message)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (fActiveState != fLatestState) {
+		if (fPackagesDirectoryCount > 1) {
+			fLocationInfoReply.AddString("old state",
+				fPackagesDirectories[fPackagesDirectoryCount - 1].Name());
+		}
+
+		for (PackageFileNameHashTable::Iterator it
+				= fActiveState->ByFileNameIterator(); it.HasNext();) {
+			Package* package = it.Next();
+			if (!package->IsActive())
+				continue;
+
+			BMessage packageArchive;
+			if (package->Info().Archive(&packageArchive) != B_OK
+				|| fLocationInfoReply.AddMessage("currently active packages",
+					&packageArchive) != B_OK) {
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (fLocationInfoReply.AddInt64("change count", fChangeCount) != B_OK)
 		return;